Over 1000 participants were in attendance as the Covenant Capital, a social impact unit of The Covenant Nation, Abuja, hosted its second edition of career fair.
Covenant Capital is an initiative of The Covenant Nation to provide financial & advisory assistance to entrepreneurs within the church, empower them to achieve their God-given financial potential, and enable them contribute in meaningful ways to their immediate communities through job creation, financial empowerment and role modelling.
The theme of the career fair was “OPTIMIZE – Making the Most of Your Career Journey”
Participants who graced the event include students, fresh graduates, NYSC members, job seekers, and employed professionals.
As part of activities lined up for the programme, seasoned professionals and get their job-related pain points addressed participants via question-and-answer sessions, panel discussions and break-out sessions.
More so, employers and captains of industries were also available to showcase their organisation, job openings and company culture while attendees learnt about the companies, network and explore potential opportunities.
In addition, recruiters from a number of companies conducted on-the-spot interviews for employment purposes.
Some of the speakers at the event, held at the weekend include Victor Banjo, director of education, Lagos Business School; Chizoba Mojekwu, organisational development consultant, GIZ and GFA consulting; Lanre Philips, enterprise and sales manager, Central Africa, HP; and Dooshima Dapo-Oyewole, board member, ISACA, Abuja chapter.
Others are Uko Ekott, head of programs Africa CUSO International; Ayokunnu Ojeniyi, project manager, Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council; Olaoluwa Agbaje, senior manager, cyber security, KPMG Nigeria.
Some of the participating firms include ARM Pensions, Access Pensions, Thrive Agric, Lagos Business School, etc.
